Nonattendance in obstetrics and gynecology patients

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 40-43

  Dreiher, Jacob ^a   Froimovici, Miron ^a   Bibi, Yuval ^a   Vardy, Daniel A ^a   Cicurel, Assi ^a   Cohen, Arnon D ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Healthcare management, nonattendance; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GYNECOLOGIC CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OBSTETRIC PATIENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PRENATAL CARE; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 47549112508     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000115844     Document Type: Article

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